UID:
almafu_9960117339402883
Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 387 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-316-05595-7
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1-316-05359-8
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1-139-01208-8
Content:
A professor of Greek rhetoric, frequent letter writer and influential social figure, Libanius (AD 314-393) is a key author for anybody interested in Late Antiquity, ancient rhetoric, ancient epistolography and ancient biography. Nevertheless, he remains understudied because it is such a daunting task to access his large and only partially translated oeuvre. This volume, which is the first comprehensive study of Libanius, offers a critical introduction to the man, his texts, their context and reception. Clear presentations of the orations, progymnasmata, declamations and letters unlock the corpus, and a survey of all available translations is provided. At the same time, the volume explores new interpretative approaches of the texts from a variety of angles. Written by a team of established as well as upcoming experts in the field, it substantially reassesses works such as the Autobiography, the Julianic speeches and letters, and Oration 30 For the Temples.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Introduction: Libanius at the margins / Lieve van Hoof -- 1. Libanius' Life and life / Lieve Van Hoof -- 2. The historical context: the rhetorical use of suffering in Libanius' Monodies, Letters and Autobiography / Edward Watts -- 3. The rhetorical context: traditions and opportunities / Raffaella Cribiore -- 4. Libanius' Orations / Pierre-Louis Malosse -- 5. Libanius' Declamations / Robert J. Penella -- 6. Libanius' Progymnasmata Craig A. Gibson -- 7. Libanius' Letters / Bernadette Cabouret -- 8. The Reception of Libanius: from Pagan friend of Julian to (almost) Christian saint and back / Heinz-Günther Nesselrath and Lieve Van Hoof -- 9. Emperors and Empire in Libanius / Hans-Ulrich Wiemer -- 10: Libanius' networks / Scott Bradbury -- 11. Libanius and the literary tradition / Heinz-Günther Nesselrath -- 12. Libanius and the 'game' of Hellenism / Jan R. Stenger -- 13. Not the last Pagan: Libanius between elite rhetoric and religion / Peter Van Nuffelen -- Epilogue. Libanius at the Centre /Lieve Van Hoof -- Appendices. Survey of Libanius's work and of available translations / Lieve Van Hoof -- A. Hypotheseis -- B. Progymnasmata -- C. Declamations -- D. Orations -- E. Letters.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-107-01377-1
Language:
English
Keywords:
Aufsatzsammlung
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139012089
